Rise Up, Berkshires, MA 2019-PresentProject AdministratorManage foundation’s grant administration including design, implementation, and coordination of LOI, grant request, and grant payment processes, all in pursuit of strengthening movements for justice, multiracial inclusivity, and democracy from within the Jewish community.

Provide groups with customized itineraries to international destinations. MEJDI-which translates to both “honor” and “respect”- specializes in socially responsible multiple narrative tours that honor both clients and communities and promote coexistence and peace-building.

Managed financial and administrative aspects of Beloved Builders' relationship with its growing list of fiscally-sponsored, rabbi-led, Jewish organizations and projects.

Provided administrative support for inter-foundation social justice funders’ project that included: Scheduling 38 interviews with funders and social justice leaders; arranging venues, caterers, support staff, and materials for 30 person convening of funders in San Francisco; and providing logistical support, note-taking, editing, and other services for host funders.Supported two NCF’s Israel and Palestine trips by: Preparing 88-page trip book; writing memo on history of NCF’s Israel… Show more Provided administrative support for inter-foundation social justice funders’ project that included: Scheduling 38 interviews with funders and social justice leaders; arranging venues, caterers, support staff, and materials for 30 person convening of funders in San Francisco; and providing logistical support, note-taking, editing, and other services for host funders.Supported two NCF’s Israel and Palestine trips by: Preparing 88-page trip book; writing memo on history of NCF’s Israel funding areas; managing trip’s budget; scheduling all meetings and calls with trip participants; note-taking; and assisting trip participants with their travel arrangements. Managed the review and organization of NCF digitization of their archived materials. Show less

• Documented and reported voting irregularities, fraud, political violence, voter suppression and procedural errors in seven elections in Macedonia, Albania, Kazakhstan and Moldova.

• Mobilize thousands of people to action using online and offline tactics to stop settlement expansion in East Jerusalem, to prevent demolition of Israeli Bedouin villages and forced relocation of their population, and to protect African asylum seekers in Israel. • Develop future rabbinic human rights leaders by designing and overseeing T’ruah’s year-long Rabbinical Students for Human Rights: Year in Israel Program and T’ruah’s Rabbinical Student Fellowship Program in… Show more • Mobilize thousands of people to action using online and offline tactics to stop settlement expansion in East Jerusalem, to prevent demolition of Israeli Bedouin villages and forced relocation of their population, and to protect African asylum seekers in Israel. • Develop future rabbinic human rights leaders by designing and overseeing T’ruah’s year-long Rabbinical Students for Human Rights: Year in Israel Program and T’ruah’s Rabbinical Student Fellowship Program in Israel.• Created over 20 modular human rights educational tourism experiences in Israel and the West Bank that tour groups and tour operators can add into their itineraries. • Co-led T’ruah’s Hands-on Human Rights Tours to Israel and West Bank. Show less

• Improved RHR-NA’s public image and fundraising potential by redesigning organization’s website.• Increased RHR-NA’s online presence by creating RHR-NA’s blog, RSS feed, Twitter account, YouTube Channel and LinkedIn groups.• Disseminated RHR-NA’s message by crafting organization’s online content and coordinating contributions from other writers for RHR-NA’s website, blog, e-mail communications and online social networks.• Raised RHR-NA’s profile by coordinating public… Show more • Improved RHR-NA’s public image and fundraising potential by redesigning organization’s website.• Increased RHR-NA’s online presence by creating RHR-NA’s blog, RSS feed, Twitter account, YouTube Channel and LinkedIn groups.• Disseminated RHR-NA’s message by crafting organization’s online content and coordinating contributions from other writers for RHR-NA’s website, blog, e-mail communications and online social networks.• Raised RHR-NA’s profile by coordinating public events on new media strategies related to human rights in Israel and Palestinian Territories. Show less

• Managed and oversaw budget, finance and operations by supervising work of RHR-NA’s Office Administrator, reviewing finances with RHR-NA’s Board of Directors and maintaining relationships with vendors. • Cultivated relationships with donors and donor prospects.• Maximized collaboration and mutual success of RHR-NA and RHR by coordinating Israel-related strategy, communications and activities between organizations.• Supported Board of Directors and their Executive… Show more • Managed and oversaw budget, finance and operations by supervising work of RHR-NA’s Office Administrator, reviewing finances with RHR-NA’s Board of Directors and maintaining relationships with vendors. • Cultivated relationships with donors and donor prospects.• Maximized collaboration and mutual success of RHR-NA and RHR by coordinating Israel-related strategy, communications and activities between organizations.• Supported Board of Directors and their Executive Committee by strategizing with and advising them. • Raised RHR-NA’s profile by representing organization at speaking engagements, conferences and meetings. Show less

• Organized and managed three week US fundraising, public speaking and media tour for RHR’s Executive Director and weeklong UK fundraising and public speaking tour for RHR’s Director of Development by researching and developing relationships with dozens of foundations, potential major donors and media leads.• Developed potential new sources of funding by writing grant proposal and budget for new RHR human rights education program.• Enhanced RHR’s public image by creating new… Show more • Organized and managed three week US fundraising, public speaking and media tour for RHR’s Executive Director and weeklong UK fundraising and public speaking tour for RHR’s Director of Development by researching and developing relationships with dozens of foundations, potential major donors and media leads.• Developed potential new sources of funding by writing grant proposal and budget for new RHR human rights education program.• Enhanced RHR’s public image by creating new promotional materials and redesigning RHR-UK’s website.• Provided communication and advocacy strategy. Show less

• Mentored participants in B’Tzedek’s Leadership and International Fellowship Experience (LIFE), its nine-month international development service-learning program in India and Israel by serving as lecturer and meeting with participants one-on-one during and after program.• Enhanced LIFE Program by designing, logistically coordinating and running its Gender, Civil Society and Social Change Study Tour to Jordan where participants met with over 20 people from international and domestic… Show more • Mentored participants in B’Tzedek’s Leadership and International Fellowship Experience (LIFE), its nine-month international development service-learning program in India and Israel by serving as lecturer and meeting with participants one-on-one during and after program.• Enhanced LIFE Program by designing, logistically coordinating and running its Gender, Civil Society and Social Change Study Tour to Jordan where participants met with over 20 people from international and domestic NGOs, Jordan’s Parliament, UN agencies, embassies and public sector. • Organized and managed two week US fundraising tour for B’Tzedek’s Executive Director by researching and developing relationships with dozens of foundations and potential major donors. Show less

• Designed and managed advocacy content and hundreds of participatory actions for Action Center to End World Hunger, Mercy Corps’ interactive learning center in New York City and for Action Center’s website (actioncenter.org) from inception in 2007, through opening in 2008 until major staff downsizing in 2009.• Brokered strategic alliances with dozens of peer organizations to co-produce Action Center programming and special event and contribute educational and action content for… Show more • Designed and managed advocacy content and hundreds of participatory actions for Action Center to End World Hunger, Mercy Corps’ interactive learning center in New York City and for Action Center’s website (actioncenter.org) from inception in 2007, through opening in 2008 until major staff downsizing in 2009.• Brokered strategic alliances with dozens of peer organizations to co-produce Action Center programming and special event and contribute educational and action content for exhibits.• Managed $70,000 budget and supervised Community Relations Officer, two consultants and several interns. Show less

• Led AJWS’ successful organizing efforts to encourage passage of Sudan divestment legislation in more than 15 states. • Spearheaded outreach and coordination within American Jewish community for 30,000 person Save Darfur rally in New York City on September 17, 2006.• Represented AJWS at various meetings, speaking engagements and public forums.

• Secured grant to study inclusion of peace-building objectives in reform and development of health systems emerging from conflict.• Conducted field research in Croatia, Kosovo and South Africa.• Published journal articles and presented research at conferences and meetings.

• Analyzed human rights data and drafted special reports. • Designed “Human Rights Support Project” to train and mentor network of NGOs in management of police abuse complaints. • Trained and oversaw seven external staff members.

• Monitored human rights abuses in former conflict region.• Documented cases of police abuse and debriefed pardoned and amnestied detainees.• Developed local human rights capacities by counseling NGOs, Ombudsman institution and national trial observation network.

• Facilitated return of multi-ethnic community police to all villages in Brvenica municipality.• Restarted multi-ethnic community council in ethnically mixed village.

• Contributed to transformative process in South Africa’s post-Apartheid health care system by assisting preparation, teaching and follow-up for train-the-trainers course on integrating human rights themes into health professional education.• Conducted research on health and human rights projects.

• Assisted in recruiting, training and coordinating 130 volunteer international human rights monitors.• Managed interns, budgets and databases.

• Assessed child malnutrition by co-leading national height-for-age census of all school children in Belize ages six to nine.• Helped standardize data collection methodology by writing census’ training manual used by hundreds of teachers.• Fostered youth leadership and peer-to-peer health education skills by organizing workshop on adolescent sexuality with local NGO, Belizean Youth with an Aim for Prosperity.